June 2008 - Page 4 of 11

Newsweek: Diversified Houston has no problems (updated)

June 22, 2008 Anne Linehan

This column at Newsweek.com points out that Houston’s current boom isn’t solely centered upon oil and gas, something locals already know of course. It also notes that Houston is weathering the current housing market crisis

Peter Brown has figured out the root cause of violence: high gas prices

June 22, 2008 Anne Linehan

Really. Anger and violence are caused by high gas prices and job dissatisfaction, so sayeth Councilman Peter Brown: With word Saturday that yet another parent was implicated in an attack on his children — police

Councilmembers aren't impressed with Frank "Procurement Disaster" Wilson

June 21, 2008 Anne Linehan

Michael Reed of the River Oaks Examiner provides some background on councilmembers’ reactions when the consent agreement with METRO first came before Council over a week ago: While voicing varying degrees of support for rail,

"I Can See Us Sittin' 'Round the Table, When from the Family Koran Dad Would Read

June 21, 2008 Kevin Whited

Slampo’s neighborhood gets free Korans, courtesy of the Book of Signs Foundation (Slampo’s Place).

La Colombe d'Or brings back "oil barrel special" (I've got the Munchies)

June 21, 2008 Kevin Whited

Cory Crow likes La Colombe d’Or’s creative resurrection of the “oil barrel special” (I’ve got the Munchies).

Caffeinated Wi-Fi: Coffee Groundz in Midtown (Chron TechBlog)

June 21, 2008 Kevin Whited

Dwight Silverman reviews Coffee Groundz in Midtown (Chron TechBlog).

Comparing boondoggles (Houston's Clear Thinkers)

June 21, 2008 Kevin Whited

Tom Kirkendall reflects on the political forces that lead to boondoggles like METROrail (Houston’s Clear Thinkers).

Mayor White's new revenue stream, er, flood

June 21, 2008 Anne Linehan

The Chron’s Mike Snyder has the latest on the city’s Ready-Fire-Aim! floodway ordinance: City officials are recommending changes in a controversial law that limits development in flood-prone areas known as floodways, easing some restrictions that

We thought Mayor White was against mixed-use developments

June 20, 2008 Anne Linehan

At the Chron’s Houston Politics blog, Mike Snyder notes that Mayor White shared his vision of Houston in an interview on NPR: Over the next 20 years, Houston will become a denser city where people

Mincberg website promises a stand on issues, one day

June 19, 2008 Kevin Whited

On the Chron‘s Houston Politics blog, Alan Bernstein posts about a statement from Harris County Republican Party Chairman Jared Woodfill today calling attention to the issues section of David Mincberg’s website: In case the print